Soviet physicist (1915-1985).
Born October 21st, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died October 29th, 1985 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel